Breaking: Winners Announced in ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge

The ASPCA is on the ground today in cities across the country to celebrate with the winners of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge and deliver some mighty big checks.

The $100K Challenge is our annual, three-month-long shelter contest to come up with new ways to get more homeless cats and dogs into loving homes. And get them into homes they did! In total, this year’s 50 contestants saved a whopping 56,232 animals’ lives.

This is absolutely wonderful!! Thanks for saving so many lives !!I only hope that when there is such a challange that all the rescued animals do go into LOVING homes and that it is just not a rush to adopt out as many animals as rescues possibly can in order to WIN !! Because, as all of us in the "rescue world" know, this can have a very negative impact on the animal. Screenings for potential adopters have to be thorough !! ~Jill

Well if it's anything like our "animal care services" here they will let a dog go home with ANYBODY - no reference checks, no home visits, no vet follow ups NOTHING. Not hard to get that many dogs out if you aren't acting in the best interest of the dog.

Congratulations to all of you who helped save more than 56 000 animals in such a short space of time. You have all worked so hard and deserve the wins and the credit for being so diligent. Again, big CONGRATULATIONS.